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Population:
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38,622,660 (July 2003 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 17.5% (male 3,458,844; female 3,284,995)
15-64 years: 69.8% (male 13,407,012; female 13,547,728)
65 years and over: 12.7% (male 1,879,445; female 3,044,636) (2003 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 36 years
male: 34.1 years
female: 38 years (2002)
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Population growth rate:
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0% (2003 est.)
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Birth rate:
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10.47 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)
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Death rate:
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9.96 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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-0.49 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.62 male(s)/female
total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (2003 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 8.95 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 7.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)
male: 10.04 deaths/1,000 live births
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 73.91 years
male: 69.77 years
female: 78.28 years (2003 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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1.37 children born/woman (2003 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.1% - note: no country specific models provided (2001 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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NA
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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100 (2001 est.)
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Nationality:
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noun: Pole(s)
adjective: Polish
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Ethnic groups:
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Polish 97.6%, German 1.3%, Ukrainian 0.6%, Belarusian 0.5% (1990 est.)
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Religions:
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Roman Catholic 95% (about 75% practicing), Eastern Orthodox, Protestant, and other 5%
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Languages:
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Polish
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.8%
male: 99.8%
female: 99.7% (2003 est.)
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